Land Securities Group (LAND) Competitors

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) and Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer TW or LAND?

Taylor Wimpey presently has a consensus target price of GBX 143.17, indicating a potential upside of 40.50%. Land Securities Group has a consensus target price of GBX 671, indicating a potential upside of 15.49%. Given Taylor Wimpey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is TW or LAND a better dividend stock?

Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Taylor Wimpey pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer TW or LAND?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 15 more articles in the media than Land Securities Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 5 mentions for Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Taylor Wimpey's score of -0.03 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Wimpey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Land Securities Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TW or LAND?

68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TW or LAND?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Wimpey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.06	£250.27M	£6.85	14.87
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.22	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.47

Is TW or LAND more profitable?

Taylor Wimpey has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Taylor Wimpey's return on equity of 5.50% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%

Which has more risk and volatility, TW or LAND?

Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Land Securities Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.